Boy stalked by bear - GIF

[akdredger]

I can plainly see that the commenters are very experienced at criticizing a situation they know nothing about. I’m quit sure any move by the father in the bears direction would be viewed as aggressive and challenging by the bear initiating an attack. Simple eye contact with a bear is a challenge to the bear so I’m confident the camera operator did right. If you’ve ever been in close contact you’d know it’s a delicate situation that can go bad faster than you can get a shot off. So there’s my experienced opinion